Ragip Zarakolu | Status: In Exile | Turkey
Ragip Zarakolu, director and owner of Belge Publishing House and a longtime activist against censorship, is on trial for "aiding and abetting an illegal organization" under Turkey's sweeping anti-terror… More
PEN America Condemns Legal Harassment of Turkish Publisher and Activist Ragip Zarakolu
“The use of the judicial system to harass writers, publishers, and journalists has eviscerated freedom of expression in Turkey and has effectively stifled peaceful speech that is seen as… More
TURKEY: Raid of Belge Publishing House a Poorly-Veiled Attack on Dissident Publisher
NEW YORK—The police raid of Belge Publishing House in Istanbul on May 7, allegedly based on a procedural complaint, was a poorly-veiled continuation of the Turkish government’s politically-motivated attacks… More
Armenian Genocide: A Dark Paradigm (full audio)
As the world commemorates the centennial of the Armenian Genocide, a panel discusses this tragedy, which counted many noted writers and cultural leaders among the dead. More
PEN World Voices 2015: Armenian Genocide – A Dark Paradigm (audio)
Panelists Ronald Suny, Eric Bogosian, Nancy Kricorian, Maureen Freely, Peter Balakian, Ragip Zarakolu, and Robert Jay Lifton discussed the Armenian artists and writers who were killed at the beginning… More
Armenian Genocide: A Dark Paradigm (full video)
This panel discusses the Armenian Genocide—a glimpse into the darkest regions of the human soul—and its significance as a “dark paradigm” for later attempts by governments to silence writers… More
The PEN World Voices Festival As It Happened: “Armenian Genocide: A Dark Paradigm”
The event was not a bleak centennial memorial but rather an inspiring commemoration of Armenian authors who continue to endure through the cultural lives of their work. More
With the Help of Our Friends
Prison and censorship aren’t new for the Zarakolu family, but now more than ever, they need your support. More
Paul Auster Responds to Turkish Prime Minister, Speaks for Jailed Writers
Author and PEN American Center Member Paul Auster issued a statement today addressed to Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan that highlights the cases of Ragip Zarakolu and the scores… More